Terms & Conditions:
At Block Island Inns, every guest reservation is both important and special to us. We are happy to offer extra amenities; call us 48 hours before your arrival to arrange special touches at an additional fee.
We do take a 50% before tax deposit upon booking to secure your reservation. Final balance is due upon check-in.
If your travel plans change and you must cancel your reservation, please call us at least 30 days prior to your arrival date to cancel your reservation and receive a full refund of your deposit(off-season from September 15 – June 15 will only require a 2 week notice). We do not offer refunds or credits for late arrivals or early departures.
In the unlikely event that you must cancel with less than 30 days notice, we will hold onto your deposit. It will be saved in our system as a credit for you, and you can use it towards a future visit. Note: Our off-season from September 15 – June 15 will only require a 2 week notice.
If the ferry or airline is cancelled due to inclement weather you have the choice of confirming for the remainder of your visit or requesting a gift certificate towards a future stay. If the ferry or airline is cancelled and you are unable to leave the island, the rate will be 50% of our regular room rate.
Rates/policies are subject to change and vary during high impact periods and special requests. A 60 day cancellation notice is required on whole house bookings and for holidays and special events.
*Check-in: 3:00 PM. If arriving after 7:00 PM, please call to make arrangements. You may drop off bags prior to check-in.
*Check-out: 11:00 AM. You are welcome to leave your bags with us until your scheduled ferry.
Generally, we require a 2 (two) night minimum May 1 through October 15. Holidays require a 3 (three) night minimum. No nightly minimum required in the off season October 16 – April 30. One night exceptions are made in high season, when one night openings are available.
Absolutely No Smoking inside or on porches; however designated outdoor smoking areas are available. There is a $150 fee for smoking inside.
Inn rates are based on double occupancy. Please be sure to confirm your accommodations if you are traveling with more than two guests. There is an additional $20 per night fee for each additional person.
Check-in is available for the Blue Dory Inn and all Cottages, Waverly Suites and Sherman Cottage are located at the Blue Dory Inn at 61 Dodge St.
Check-In for the Avonlea, Jewel of the Sea is located at 597 Corn Neck Rd.
Children of all ages are welcome at the Blue Dory Inn. Pets are welcome in the Avalon and Arabelline rooms only.
Pets and children of all ages are welcome in all of the cottages and suites. There is an additional pet fee of $50 per stay.
The Avonlea is happy to accommodate children over the age of 16. There are no pets permitted in this facility.
Block Island Inns takes the security of your information seriously. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of your information, Block Island Inns has implemented numerous physical, electronic and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. However, it is impossible for us to fully guarantee that these measures will prevent any or all unauthorized use of your information. We also do not share, sell or give to any 3rd party’s any personal or private information except when processing your credit card payment your credit card details are provided to our PCI Compliant Payment Processor and Gateway to process your payment only no data is saved during the payment process.
Block Island Inns accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express.
Cancellation Policy:
If your travel plans change and you must cancel your reservation, please call us at least 30 days prior to your arrival date to cancel your reservation (off-season from September 15 – June 15 will only require a 2 week notice). We do not offer refunds or credits for late arrivals or early departures.
In the unlikely event that you must cancel with less than 30 days notice, we will hold onto your deposit. It will be saved in our system as a credit for you, and you can use it towards a future visit. Note: Our off-season from September 15 – June 15 will only require a 2 week notice.
If the ferry or airline is cancelled due to inclement weather you have the choice of confirming for the remainder of your visit or requesting a gift certificate towards a future stay. If the ferry or airline is cancelled and you are unable to leave the island, the rate will be 50% of our regular room rate.
Rates/policies are subject to change and vary during high impact periods and special requests. A 60 day cancellation notice is required on whole house bookings and for holidays and special events.
In-climate Weather/ Ferry Cancellation Policy
If the ferry or airline is cancelled due to inclement weather you have the choice of confirming for the remainder of your visit or requesting a credit towards a future stay.
If you are on the island and the ferry or airline is cancelled, we charge a reduced rate of 50% of the room rate for any additional nights caused by cancellations.
Pet Policy
The Blue Dory Inn welcomes you and your pet! All of the cottages and suites are pet friendly, as well as the Avalon and Arabelline rooms in the Blue Dory Inn.
- There is a $50 nonrefundable fee for each pet.
- Pets are permitted on the beach; however, it is best that they be on a leash.
- Please clean up after your pet for the enjoyment of all.
- Please make sure that your pet is properly vaccinated since you will be responsible if your pet should injure someone.
- A hose is available on the south side of the Blue Dory to wash your pet off when coming off the beach.
- We will provide pet blankets for your utilization in order to protect the furnishings, therefore, please leave blankets in the room upon your departure.
- Should your pet cause damage to linens, walls, doors, rugs, etc. please bring this to our attention so that we may provide you with a cost for replacement and we will charge the credit card on file. If the cost is not readily known, we will contact you with this information and we will charge the credit card on file.
- We ask that you not leave your pet unattended in the room as they tend to bark in strange environments. On occasion, we have made special arrangements to allow pets to be unattended if we have a cell phone number to contact you at all times.
